Sputnikmusic.com Even with 14 tracks on this record, every song stays beneath 4 minutes long so it never gets old. Etta’s big, elegant, yet also gentle and sexy voice never gets repetitive. At Last! remains to this day, one of the best soul/R&B albums. […]

allmusic . James would go on to even greater success with later hits like “Tell Mama,” but on At Last one hears the singer at her peak in a swinging and varied program of blues, R&Band jazz standards. […]

Wikipedia : This day (November 10, 2015), in Madrid, Spain, died Allen Toussaint, an American musician, composer, record producer and influential figure in New Orleans

The Official Web Site of Allen Toussaint : Toussaint then went onto team up with Lee Dorsey, who was often backed by the funky rhythm section known as The Meters, turning out a string of hits that included Working in the Coalmine; Holy Cow; Ride Your Pony; and many others. Working in the Coalmine was then recorded by The Judds; Yes We Can became a smash hit by The Pointer Sisters; Sneaking Sally thru the Alley was recorded by both Robert Palmer and Ringo Starr

@allmusic : . Thanks to his work with numerous other artists, Toussaint bore an enormous amount of responsibility for the sound of R&B in the Crescent City from the ’60s on into the ’70s.

@last.fm : An accomplished pianist and lyricist, Toussaint wrote many hit songs including early instrumental efforts Java (a hit for Al Hirt) and Whipped Cream which went platinum when done by Herb Alpert. Other Toussaint compositions that continue to be covered by artists to this day, include “Working in a Coalmine”, “Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)”, “Get Out My Life Woman” and “Yes We Can Can”. Some of his songs from the 1950s and 1960s were penned under his mother’s maiden name, the pseudonym Naomi Neville.

@Discogs : Active in New Orleans’ music industry since the early 1960s, Toussaint worked with a large amount of artists as diverse as Elvis Costello, Band, The, Dr. John and Meters, The. He wrote and produced songs like “From A Whisper To A Scream” (1971), Irma Thomas’s “Ruler Of My Heart” (1963) and Lee Dorsey’s “Working In A Coal Mine” (1966). He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

9 . Little Richard – Keep A Knockin’

10 . Linda Ronstadt – Back In The Usa

11 . Stevie Ray Vaughan & George Thorogood – Maybeline

12 . Bo Diddley – Together

]]>https://rvm.pm/singing-and-playing-with-chuck-berry/feed/088233Chuck Berry records ‘Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll,’ a live album with Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Etta James and more (1986)https://rvm.pm/chuck-berry-hail-hail-rock-n-roll/
https://rvm.pm/chuck-berry-hail-hail-rock-n-roll/#respondTue, 16 Oct 2018 04:01:04 +0000http://rvj.pm/?p=13584Chuck Berry’s ‘Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll is a live album recorded on October 6 and 16, 1986 with Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Etta James and many more guests and released in October, 1987 by Mca. Track Listing : 1.Maybellene (Chuck Berry) – 02:37 . 2.Around And Around (Chuck Berry) – 02:24 . […]]]>

Chuck Berry’s ‘Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll is a live album recorded on October 6 and 16, 1986 with Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Etta James and many more guests and released in October, 1987 by Mca.

Ultimate-Guitar.com Chuck plays his beautiful dark red Gibson ES-355, Keith Richards switches between a Strat and a black Telecaster Custom, but the most important element for the band’s sound is the return of Chuck’s pianist Johnnie Johnson! […]

allmusic Berry was ragged-voiced but enthusiastic, the band had spiritand the guests, even if they were sometimes unlikely, were sincere. […]

Robert Christgau the sole triumph is Eric Clapton’s “Wee Wee Hours,” with a typically miraculous solo from the omnipresent Johnnie Johnson. And so what? It’s still the best live album the man ever made. I mean, what do you want? […]

]]>https://rvm.pm/on-tv-today-aretha-franklin-at-today-2014/feed/086872‘Etta James records her first live album : ‘Rocks the House’ in Nashville (1963)https://rvm.pm/etta-james-rocks-house/
Fri, 28 Sep 2018 04:01:56 +0000http://rvj.pm/?p=18767‘Etta James Rocks the House’ is her first live (and her fifth overall) album recorded on September 27 & 28, 1963 and released in 1964 by Argo. Track Listing : 01.Something’S Gotta Hold On Me (Etta James, Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods) – 05:02 . 02.Baby What You Want Me To Do (Jimmy Reed) – 04:14 […]]]>

‘Etta James Rocks the House’ is her first live (and her fifth overall) album recorded on September 27 & 28, 1963 and released in 1964 by Argo.

allmusicSimply one of the greatest live blues albums ever captured on tape….. […]

vandaleyes @ RateYourMusicEverything that makes an awesome live soul record is here and she does indeed rock the house with a great lineup of tracks. One of those “Damn, I wish I coulda been there” moments. I mean, if her voice doesn’t do things to you, then I don’t know what will. […]

Wondering SoundIt’s one of the sexiest things ever recorded, with Etta wailing and moaning before making erotic nonverbal sounds — you can’t even call it scat-singing — that bring the house down. […]

In 1978 Claude Nobs, head and founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, is invited to promote a jazz festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil. From September 11 through 18, twenty different acts from straight jazz to jazz rock or Brazilian will perform in the city.

FunkMySoulAt least on record the decision to put the two together was almost magical. Terrell didn’t have the world’s greatest voice, but she knew how to use her talents and she was a perfect partner for Gaye adding a sassy element to his cool, controlled performances. […]

Wilson & Alroy’s Record ReviewsThe production often leans towards 60s cornball, as on a cover of Frank and Nancy Sinatra’s huge #1 hit Somethin’ Stupid (yup)and the annoying novelty number Sad Wedding. But Jamerson rocks out on several numbers with fast-paced bass lines, […]

allmusic I like the duo’s rendition of Hold Me Oh My Darling, a song Tammi first recorded on her solo album; the stuttering chorus and bass backing voice makes it unique. You won’t find two better ballads than Give a Little Love or the often-recorded If This World Were Mine […]

Soulstrut That proved to be a perfect match with James’ bluesy Chicago singing backed by the Southern Soul sound of Muscle Shoals. The title cut is one of James’ most famous hits with its loud horns, grooving bassand her vocals. […]

DruckerTell Mama, with amazing playing and production all-around, is her most ferocious studio album.Her first hit was a response to Hank Ballard’s “Work With Me Annie,” and for the title track, Etta reverses the roles of a man’s song and makes it her own […]

PopMatters There have been many memorable outings in the 30 odd years since this album saw light of day. There has never beenand possibly will never be, anything like “I’d Rather Go Blind”. […]